Mobile Recruiting

Okay so today's topic is mobile recruiting... Thank you Anna. :)


According to many bloggers and recruitment studies performed over the last few years, Mobile Recruiting is the next wave of recruitment technology that employers must understand and utilize in order to stay ahead of their competitors when it comes to employee recruitment. You’ll be left behind if you don’t go mobile. PEW Internet states the mobile device will be the primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world in 2020.


I’m sure you can think of a time when you or a colleague wanted to look something up and quickly took out the Blackberry (Or CrackBerry as I lovingly refer to it) went to google or bing and found what you needed. CareerBuilder, Monster and many other large Job Board sites now have mobile apps that candidates can use to manage their resumes and job applications online.
What are some examples of these Apps?
According to The Talent Buzz the top apps in 2010 were:
1. CareerBliss (Free) – Powered by CareerBliss.com, this app contains helpful information on company reviews, salaries, job searching, interviewing tips, and more from current and former employees. (Wonder what they are saying about your company?)


2. Good Job – ($2.99) – Keep your job search organized with all activities related to your job search. With the Good Job app, you can track jobs from multiple sites, contacts, tasks, interview schedules and much more.


3. LinkUp (Free) – From LinkUp.com this is a company direct job search engine, and only lists jobs that are found on company and employer websites.


4. Real-Time Jobs (Free) – Not just for twitter users, real-time jobs was released at the end of 2010. This app enables job seekers to attach an online resume, social media profile, and video to job offers that have been posted on twitter.


5. Job Compass (Free) – One of the highest rated job search apps, Job Compass searches through millions of jobs across the U.S. You can also plot them on a map in relation to your current position, in addition to applying online.


6. Resume Pro ($2.99) – Create a PDF resume on your phone with Resume PRO by inputting personal and professional information. You can preview your resume and email as a PDF to yourself or someone else. There’s also a generic cover letter you can include when sending your resume.


7. BeamMe CV and Resume Sender ($5.99) – With this app you can have a business card and professional resume ready at all times. Upload your resume and create your own vCard using the app and BeamMe will let you easily send them to any phone number (including non-smartphones), or email address.


8. Interview Pro ($1.99) – This app will help in prepping for the next interview. You can search by skills, review related questions, and areas to focus on.


9. LinkedIn (Free) – The LinkedIn app allows you to leverage power of your professional network on-the-go.


10. The Hire Syndicate (Free) – is the only recruiter split placement community that enables recruiters to collaborate with networks of trusted recruiters and share placements used real time and mobile recruiting technology.


11. AutoSearch ($4.99) – Offers recruiters the ability to scour the internet for top prospective candidates and leads without spending hours on dozens of individual sites or forming complicated Boolean search strings.
Are you on-top of the latest and greatest Mobile Recruiting technology? Have you used SMS or Google Talk or other like products to communicate with applicants?






More to come…